AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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African Americans who served in the military
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Native Americans who served in the military
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German Americans who served in the military
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Japanese Americans who served in the military
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tuskegee Airmen /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/ were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Detailed explanation-2: -The famous “Tuskegee Airmen” of the 332nd Fighter Group became part of the 15th Air Force, escorting American bombers as they flew over Italy. As escorts, flying P-47s and later P-51s, they were responsible for protecting larger bombers from German fighter planes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tuskegee Airmen, black servicemen of the U.S. Army Air Forces who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during World War II. They constituted the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military.
Detailed explanation-4: -In total, The Tuskegee Airmen flew over 15, 000 individual missions and shot down 112 enemy airplanes in World War II, according to the National World War II Museum.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces. During their years of operation, 1940 to 1946, 996 pilots were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Approximately 445 were deployed overseas and 150 lost their lives during that period.